Oaklawn

[Cannon Shell]

Richwood Silver....

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Richwood Silver....

YES!

[mik9872]

The headline in the DRF states the barns are "near capacity". It seems to me I have heard this before only to find steady card of seven horse fields. Last year's meet is a prime example. Let's hope this year is different.

[Danzig]

last year fairgrounds was back up and running, so some that are stabled there may not run there.
but oaklawn seems to be getting more attention and more applications for stall space. thanfully games of skill have allowed oaklawn to keep pace with purse hikes in louisiana.

[Oaklawnfan]

Originally Posted by Danzig

last year fairgrounds was back up and running, so some that are stabled there may not run there.
but oaklawn seems to be getting more attention and more applications for stall space. thanfully games of skill have allowed oaklawn to keep pace with purse hikes in louisiana.

When they expand the gaming room after this season I just hope that Oaklawn doesn't take the turn to favoring Racino over racing. The slots breathed life back into Remington but the track attendance was very weak while the slots were humming on the other end of the grandstand.

[smarty_all_out]

Originally Posted by Oaklawnfan

When they expand the gaming room after this season I just hope that Oaklawn doesn't take the turn to favoring Racino over racing. The slots breathed life back into Remington but the track attendance was very weak while the slots were humming on the other end of the grandstand.

Is it going to be an expansion, or a separate building? I hope its not attached to main building now.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by smarty_all_out

Is it going to be an expansion, or a separate building? I hope its not attached to main building now.

it is part of the main building. but it's certainly not the first thing you see when you walk in the door. it's on one end, on the bottom floor. there really isn't a lot of room to expand--track is on the main drag, not a lot of lateral movement available.

i think the complete lack of otbs helps. daily attendance at oaklawn generally is better than the larger tracks on regular days.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Oaklawnfan

When they expand the gaming room after this season I just hope that Oaklawn doesn't take the turn to favoring Racino over racing. The slots breathed life back into Remington but the track attendance was very weak while the slots were humming on the other end of the grandstand.

cella is very committed to the racing part of the deal. i don't think it's his mindset to favor the racino, but he did it in order to compete, and remain viable. he's doing a great job keeping oaklawn going well, not just going.

[smuthg]

Originally Posted by mik9872

The headline in the DRF states the barns are "near capacity". It seems to me I have heard this before only to find steady card of seven horse fields. Last year's meet is a prime example. Let's hope this year is different.

I may be wrong, but for some reason I thought Oaklawn had some strange claiming rules and a large number of horses got stuck in "jail" and ended up being shipped to Texas or LA to run... Did they make any revisions to these rules to try and keep field sizes up?